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[nysan]

Bzzt. Your phone is buzzing, but it doesn't seem to be due to receiving any calls or texts. Upon opening your device, the vibration will stop — however, there will be a faint sound of static as you navigate through it, as though it's been tampered with. Anyone tech-savvy would discover fairly quickly that it's nothing of major concern — nothing's going to explode, thankfully — but it won't take an expert to realize that there's something very different about the network.

All names on your contact page have been erased, leaving only unidentifiable numbers and letters behind. They will constantly change, making it impossible to attach these codes to one person.

Some recent posts on the network may also experience this interference: names will be missing, voice recordings erased, and videos so heavily filtered that you would not be able to see the poster's face. Those old messages in your inbox remain mostly untouched, but any incoming messages will certainly be affected by this strange phenomenon.

Not too long into the morning, however, a new voice will appear on the network. The speaker is unaffected by the phenomenon — has she come with answers?

Well, this is unfortunate. As infallible as the Natha claim to be, it would seem that their technology is not backwards-compatible with our networks after all. You may experience some interference with your communications while we work this out, but do not be alarmed. I assure you, this is only temporary.

— Perhaps not. The woman doesn't even identify herself before disconnecting altogether. Well, there are worse things that could be happening, but one thing is for sure: this won't be the last time you'll hear from her.

In the meantime, all network activity may be anonymous, at the player's discretion. You may use this post as an pseudo-anonymous post as well as branch out to misfires in personal inboxes or other network posts. If you opt to have your character post (accidentally) anonymously, please indicate so in the subject line. There will be no usernames displayed. For voice and video, the audio may be distorted and faces altered with strange filters. Feel free to be as creative as you please!

Please direct all questions to the questions thread below.

Comments

[flask]

No, they were the ones that stole my gold the last time. Children whose parents got locked up and forced to leave them alone for months. We left our daughter with them.

[Nott should explain more things while blackout drunk, she knows how to really tell a story.]

[beatupgrass]

I'm gonna... take that at face value, 'cause it's too crazy and you're too drunk to bullshit me.

[flask]

I've never lied in my life. I'm the most honest halfling you'll ever meet.

[beatupgrass]

I thought you said you were a goblin. Whatever that is.

[To be fair, you could tell him that a goblin is just a derogatory name for halfling and he'd believe it because... He doesn't care and because FUCK IF HE KNOWS.]

[flask]

[Oh. Right.]

Well, I'm definitely the most honest goblin you'll ever meet.

[beatupgrass]

Uh-huh. Has anyone ever told you you're kinda weird?

[flask]

[Nott inhales sharply.]

No! Not ever!

[And then a mysterious thud.]

[beatupgrass]

Please tell me you just fell off something.

[That'd be great.]

[flask]

[A clattering and shuffling of the phone, then a groan.]

Absolutely not.

[But then there's the telltale scrape of chair legs on hard flooring, and it's clear that's exactly what just happened.]

Anyway, you're just as weird as I am.

[beatupgrass]

I'm in no way as weird as you. [Yes, he is. In fact, he's probably weirder because at least Nott is a natural born goblin. Oooooh burn, Rocket.] I don't have to take that from a broad who's literally fallin' down drunk.

[flask]

I'm not falling down!

[That comes through muffled, her face currently pressed against the table she's at.]

You're literally a raccoon who makes chemical explosives out of scrap metal. That's weird.

[beatupgrass]

I'm also the best pilot in the galaxy, a master tactician, expert marksman, and all-around genius.

When you got that many impressive things on your resume, you ain't weird anymore.

[He might sound very defensive in his bragging.]

[flask]

Well okay. That sounds like bullshit but okay. I'll just go ahead and be the only weird one then.